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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An obvious allure is that if your family makes say $100,000 you can attend most of the top schools for free or nearly free.  No idea what your state "land-grant" school might offer...perhaps the same because of the statspeop you have to attend one of the top schools (??).  BTW...only on DCUM does anybody refer to schools as land-grant.[/quote]

Well, yeah, I referred to it that way so people could see where I'm coming from. I give the name of the school if someone asks in real life, but the details aren't important here.[/quote]

I guess...except you said is it a financial thing where people are trying to make the highest $$$s possible...not a financial thing where maybe your entire college is free.  Does land-grant = flagship?[/quote]

No, land-grant ≠ flagship. For example, in Indiana, Indiana is the flagship. Purdue is a land-grant. [/quote]

Most of us don't know or care what the difference is. DP[/quote]

Flagship is more prestigious.

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Why?[/quote]

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